Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 28

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What is made from chicle?

ANSWER:   CHEWING GUM

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What do you produce by adding Lactobacillus Bulgaricus to milk?

ANSWER:   YOGURT

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following materials is used along with iron ore and
limestone to produce iron in a modern blast furnace? 

w)  coke
x)  cementite
y)  coal
z)  bauxite

ANSWER:  W -- COKE

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What kind of poisoning is known as plumbism (pron: plum - biz - em)?

ANSWER:   LEAD POISONING

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What month is showing on the calendar when the Earth is nearest the
sun?

ANSWER:   JANUARY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  On June 22, how many hours of daylight are there in a day at the
North Pole?

ANSWER:  24

GENR-92; Short Answer:  To within a half minute, how many minutes does it take for light to
travel from the sun to the Earth?

ANSWER:  9-1/2 MINUTES    (accept:  9 to 10 minutes)

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Wmong well-known examples of this formation are Grindelwald in
Switzerland, Bossons in France, Dinwoody in the United States, and Wilson Piedmont in
Antarctica.  Identify these cool formations. 

ANSWER:   GLACIERS